Children Who Could Have Been
Subtitle: The Legacy of Child Welfare in Wealthy America
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PRESS; University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 155
ISBN-13: 9780299163808
Subjects: Services For Children; Social Science; Politics / Current Events; Sociology; USA; Government - U.S. Government; Public Policy - Social Policy; Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare; Human Services; Child welfare; United States
Description: "William Epstein takes an unblinking look at the failure of public child welfare in America. The paltry response to children in need, Epstein contends, opens windows onto the nation's soul, revealing a profoundly disturbing lack of generosity in the face of deserving and needy children."--BOOK JACKET.

"Epstein analyzes in detail the decay of the child welfare system through the case histories of Natalie and Adam, two children who have spent their lives in and out of foster homes and orphanages."--BOOK JACKET.